Need to backup an Outlook folder

[WhiteTea]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Gerry]

Andy

Outlook or Outlook Express?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
Andy

You mention Outlook, but Outlook doesn't use .dbx files. Outlook *Express*
does and it's an entirely different program. Additionally. this is a group
for Windows XP, not OE. Try posting OE questions in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for the most expert
help, and also check out http://www.insideoe.com/.

 

[Twayne]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
Andy

That's correct for Outlook Express. For Outlook though, your data is in
a .pst file. So for Outlook you back up the .pst folder. Outlook and
Outlook Express are two different things.
HTH,

Twayne`

 

[WhiteTea]

Andy

Outlook or Outlook Express?

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Hope  this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Sorry, but it is Outlook Express.

Andy

 

[Gerry]

http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[WhiteTea]

http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

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Hope  this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Thanks Gerry.

I checked out the site and it mentions deleting a folder where you
have stored messages, then deleting the folder, and some other steps.

I will look for another method that involves less "hoop jumping."

Take care,

Andy

 

[WhiteTea]

You mention Outlook, but Outlook doesn't use .dbx files. Outlook *Express*
does and it's an entirely different program. Additionally. this is a group
for Windows XP, not OE. Try posting OE questions in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for the most expert
help, and also check outhttp://www.insideoe.com/.

I posted my message here because OE is written by Microsoft and this
group is viewed by a lot of knowledgeable folks.

I did find what I was looking for.

http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/

Andy

Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver. 2
Corinthians 9:7

 

[Gerry]

Andy

That software is to recover messages from corrupted dbx folder. It does
not faciltate backing up and restoring.

I am cross posting to a more appropropraite newsgroup.
microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
Andy

Do you want to backup in case of a failure, or archive messages?

 

[FromTheRafters]

Maybe this will help in that regard.

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

 

[dadiOH]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Yes as long as Folders.dbx wasn't/isn't bad and you have a folder in OE
named "Keep" when you restore (copy back). However; you need not worry
about corruption if you save what is in Keep as individual files...

1. Open OE

2. Display contents of Keep

3. Click in the contents display window

4. Press Ctrl + A

5. Drag the lot to a previously prepared folder (not one in OE).

dadiOH

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Yes as long as Folders.dbx wasn't/isn't bad and you have a folder in OE
named "Keep" when you restore (copy back). However; you need not worry
about corruption if you save what is in Keep as individual files...

1. Open OE

2. Display contents of Keep

3. Click in the contents display window

4. Press Ctrl + A

5. Drag the lot to a previously prepared folder (not one in OE).

dadiOH

Keeping messages in a user created folder is recommended, but it is not a
guarantee that messages will never be lost due to corruption or other means.
One should always backup OE.

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

 

[Tim Meddick]

WhiteTea,
To restore a backed-up .dbx file :

1). If the folder of that name already exists in the list of OE folders,
then just overwrite the original file of the same name within your OE
'root store' folder.

2). If the folder does NOT exist in the 'virtual' folder list in the OE
folders pane, then, first create a folder of that name in OE.
Then, as before, copy across the .dbx file to your OE 'root store'
folder,overwriting the one that's now there.

The important thing to remember is that Outlook Express will not 'see'
the restored folder if the folder did not already exist there.

So, if the folder has since been deleted, then you must re-create it.
Creating a new folder in OE, as you will know, actually creates a .dbx
'file' of the same name in the 'root store' folder.

Whether the folder already exists in the Outlook Express's 'list' is the
important thing here, not that a .dbx file already exists in the store
folder or not.


To have copied a .dbx file for you to say that you have 'backed-it-up',
means that you know where the 'root store' folder is.

However, if you have forgotten, generally where it's at then ;



"%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{CLSID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express"



....where {CLSID} stands for the unique Class ID that is associated with
your OE identity.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[WhiteTea]

Andy

That software is to recover messages from corrupted dbx folder. It does
not faciltate backing up and restoring.

I am cross posting to a more appropropraite newsgroup.
microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

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Hope  this helps.

Gerry
 ~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The software takes the messages in any folder you select and
creates .eml files which can then be zipped up with a bat file. A
command line version would have been better, but I am happy.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
             Andy

Do you want to backup in case of a failure, or archive messages?
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              Bruce Hagen
            MS-MVP  [Mail]
          Imperial Beach, CA

I have a folder called KEEP that I copy messages to that I want to
keep for a fixed amount of time.

Ideally, I would like to convert those messages to a format that would
use a program found on Win 0Ss starting from Win95. Maybe Wordpad

I realize too that formatting would be lost if the message was not
text only.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea]

Yes as long as Folders.dbx wasn't/isn't  bad and you have a folder in OE
named "Keep" when you restore (copy back).  However; you need not worry
about corruption if you save what is in Keep as individual files...

1. Open OE

2. Display contents of Keep

3. Click in the contents display window

4. Press Ctrl + A

5. Drag the lot to a previously prepared folder (not one in OE).

dadiOH

Thanks.
That is another way.

Andy

 

[WhiteTea]

WhiteTea,
                To restore a backed-up .dbx file :

1). If the folder of that name already exists in the list of OE folders,
then just overwrite the original file of the same name within your OE
'root store' folder.

2). If the folder does NOT exist in the 'virtual' folder list in the OE
folders pane, then, first create a folder of that name in OE.
Then, as before, copy across the .dbx file to your OE 'root store'
folder,overwriting the one that's now there.

The important thing to remember is that Outlook Express will not 'see'
the restored folder if the folder did not already exist there.

So, if the folder has since been deleted, then you must re-create it.
Creating a new folder in OE, as you will know, actually creates a .dbx
'file' of the same name in the 'root store' folder.

Whether the folder already exists in the Outlook Express's 'list' is the
important thing here, not that a .dbx file already exists in the store
folder or not.

To have copied a .dbx file for you to say that you have 'backed-it-up',
means that you know where the 'root store' folder is.

However, if you have forgotten, generally where it's at then ;

"%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{CLSID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express"

...where {CLSID} stands for the unique Class ID that is associated with
your OE identity.

Thanks.

I have my store folder on another drive.
Easier to find and manage.

Andy

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I am storing my job search emails in an Outlook folder called Keep.

If I store a backup copy of the Keep.dbx, can that be restored and the
emails printed?
(Even if the other .dbx files got corrupted.)

Thanks,
Andy

Do you want to backup in case of a failure, or archive messages?
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

I have a folder called KEEP that I copy messages to that I want to
keep for a fixed amount of time.

Ideally, I would like to convert those messages to a format that would
use a program found on Win 0Ss starting from Win95. Maybe Wordpad

I realize too that formatting would be lost if the message was not
text only.

Andy
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You can File | Save As and save messages as .txt files. They would open with
Notepad or WordPad. Maybe this would help????

OEX:
http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx

 

[Tim Meddick]

WhiteTea,
As I learn a little more about you and the 'level' at
which you're thinking, then why not, as I have, write a simple batch
file to copy all your .dbx folders to your other location?

This would then include the all-important 'Folders.dbx' file, which
re-creates the [virtual] folder structure that you see when you open
Outlook Express.

If that file becomes damaged, it is quite difficult to recreate, as you
would have to make new folders in OE, and recreate the structure, for
the folders that were lost.


==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

WhiteTea,
To restore a backed-up .dbx file :

1). If the folder of that name already exists in the list of OE
folders,
then just overwrite the original file of the same name within your OE
'root store' folder.

2). If the folder does NOT exist in the 'virtual' folder list in the
OE
folders pane, then, first create a folder of that name in OE.
Then, as before, copy across the .dbx file to your OE 'root store'
folder,overwriting the one that's now there.

The important thing to remember is that Outlook Express will not 'see'
the restored folder if the folder did not already exist there.

So, if the folder has since been deleted, then you must re-create it.
Creating a new folder in OE, as you will know, actually creates a .dbx
'file' of the same name in the 'root store' folder.

Whether the folder already exists in the Outlook Express's 'list' is
the
important thing here, not that a .dbx file already exists in the store
folder or not.

To have copied a .dbx file for you to say that you have
'backed-it-up',
means that you know where the 'root store' folder is.

However, if you have forgotten, generally where it's at then ;

"%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{CLSID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express"

...where {CLSID} stands for the unique Class ID that is associated
with
your OE identity.

Thanks.

I have my store folder on another drive.
Easier to find and manage.

Andy